diff --git a/lld/ELF/SyntheticSections.cpp b/lld/ELF/SyntheticSections.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/SyntheticSections.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/SyntheticSections.cpp
@@ -2668,12 +2668,12 @@
   uint32_t cuIdx = 0;
   for (std::unique_ptr<DWARFUnit> &cu : dwarf.compile_units()) {
     if (Error e = cu->tryExtractDIEsIfNeeded(false)) {
-      error(toString(sec) + ": " + toString(std::move(e)));
+      warn(toString(sec) + ": " + toString(std::move(e)));
       return {};
     }
     Expected<DWARFAddressRangesVector> ranges = cu->collectAddressRanges();
     if (!ranges) {
-      error(toString(sec) + ": " + toString(ranges.takeError()));
+      warn(toString(sec) + ": " + toString(ranges.takeError()));
       return {};
     }
 
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/gdb-index-invalid-ranges.s b/lld/test/ELF/gdb-index-invalid-ranges.s
--- a/lld/test/ELF/gdb-index-invalid-ranges.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/gdb-index-invalid-ranges.s
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # REQUIRES: x86
 # RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-unknown-linux %s -o %t.o
-# RUN: not ld.lld --gdb-index -e main %t.o -o /dev/null 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: ld.lld --gdb-index -e main %t.o -o /dev/null 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
 # RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux %p/Inputs/gdb-index-invalid-ranges.obj.s -o %t2.o
 # RUN: llvm-ar rc %t.a %t.o
-# RUN: not ld.lld --gdb-index -e main %t2.o %t.a -o /dev/null 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=ARCHIVE %s
+# RUN: ld.lld --gdb-index -e main %t2.o %t.a -o /dev/null 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=ARCHIVE %s
 
-# CHECK: ld.lld: error: {{.*}}gdb-index-invalid-ranges.s.tmp.o:(.debug_info): decoding address ranges: invalid range list entry at offset 0x10
-# ARCHIVE: ld.lld: error: {{.*}}gdb-index-invalid-ranges.s.tmp.a(gdb-index-invalid-ranges.s.tmp.o):(.debug_info): decoding address ranges: invalid range list entry at offset 0x10
+# CHECK: ld.lld: warning: {{.*}}gdb-index-invalid-ranges.s.tmp.o:(.debug_info): decoding address ranges: invalid range list entry at offset 0x10
+# ARCHIVE: ld.lld: warning: {{.*}}gdb-index-invalid-ranges.s.tmp.a(gdb-index-invalid-ranges.s.tmp.o):(.debug_info): decoding address ranges: invalid range list entry at offset 0x10
 
 .section .text.foo1,"ax",@progbits
 .globl f1
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/gdb-index-parse-fail.s b/lld/test/ELF/gdb-index-parse-fail.s
--- a/lld/test/ELF/gdb-index-parse-fail.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/gdb-index-parse-fail.s
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # REQUIRES: x86
 # RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux %s -o %t1.o
-# RUN: not ld.lld --gdb-index %t1.o -o /dev/null 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: ld.lld --gdb-index %t1.o -o /dev/null 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
 
-# CHECK: error: {{.*}}:(.debug_info): invalid reference to or invalid content in .debug_str_offsets[.dwo]: insufficient space for 32 bit header prefix
+# CHECK: warning: {{.*}}:(.debug_info): invalid reference to or invalid content in .debug_str_offsets[.dwo]: insufficient space for 32 bit header prefix
 
 .section .debug_abbrev,"",@progbits
   .byte  1                           # Abbreviation Code